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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
A CORNER In CoFFlNS,
UNDERWRITERS ANXIOUS TO Boy
oofr A MANUFACTURER

Horss Whipped by ap Enraged Woman
A Whole Town Takes Up the Fight
Return of q Penitent sinner-rs He
Innocent?-Kobbed and Badly Bruised
BY Highwasmen.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. ia national
convention of burial case, or coffin man
ufacturers is in session here. Forty-two
members are represented in the mem
bersbip. The present officers ara: Will
liam Hamilton, Pittsburg, Penn, presl,
dent; James Smith, of Richmond, Ind,
commissioner, and j. @. Richards, of
Chicago, secretary. The association
meets three times a year. Its principal
business is to regulate and agree upon
the Schedule of wholesale prices on bu-
rial cases. Associated with it are the
manufacturers of O o1in hardware. The
respective interests are etfectually
pooled. One firm is giving the associa.
ton g. Co., of Richmond. one of the
largest manufacturers in the central
states. The Hutton company is in the
market independent of the association
prices. 1t is reported that the Craw.
fordsyille Coffin company has theat-
ened to withdraw from the association
unless Hutton is brought to terms. And
tits further alleged hat the Hutton
company will be squeezed by the manu-.
facturers of coffin hardware unless il
raises its prices up to the association
schedule. Hutton is a member of the
hardware pool and will be boycotted, il
is said, unless he also goes in the buria
case association.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16

with the tiger and was thrown. Thurs
day he drank a half drachm of morphine,
from the effects of which he died at 10
o'clock. About three months ago young
Carr came to Minnesota, from his home
In Chautauqua, N. Y, and went to
Anoka, where he remained up to three
weeks ago. He then came to Minneap-
oils and took a position as clerk in a
West End pharmacy. He attended
closely to business up to a few days ago.
Last Saturday afternoon, however, he
asked permission to go down town to get
his hair cut. Permission was granted on
Condition that he would return to the
store before 6 o'clock. Hs did not, how
ever, appear until 8 O'Clock Sunday
morning. He afterwards left, and about
4 o'clock he sent q boy to the store with
a note asking for $40, hut it was not
G Nothing more was heard of him
until he returned to the store Thursday
night at s o'clock. soon after he came
In, he told DIR. William J. Byrnes, the
proprietor of the store, who was there at
the time, that he had taken half a drachm
OF morphine. Carr vas % years old and
unmarried. His father, George w.
Carr, is a member Of the general provis-
ion firm of Peake & Carr, OF Chautau
qua, n. Y. He has been notified Of his
sons sudden death.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
SOUGHT soLAcE IN THE RIVER.
Mysterious Drowning Of a betrayed De
sreit Girl and Her Companion.

Mysterious Drowning OF a Betrayed De-
sroit Girl and Her Companion.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. ia young
woman and a,male companion boarded
the ferry boat Victoria at Windsor for
Detroit. When the boat reached the
Woodward ayenue wharf the girls hat
sssa1mbTs.ia were found on the tloor OF
the lower deck. The girl and her COM
panion had disappeared. 1t was learned
that the girl was Miss Rosa Decker, aged
20, living with nar brother-in.law, AL
fred Haischer, Mt No. 2S5 Montcalm
street, east. She had. Qurrreled with
her parents over a lover, had left home
and gone to Awe with the Haischers, aud,
being In a delicate condition, her friends
think she concluded to drown herself. A
mysterious feature Of the case is that the
young man who has been paying Miss
Decker attention was not with her last
night, n her companion on the ferry
boat Is not known. The girl formerly
worked in the Detroit paper-box factory,
where Haischer is foreman. She was an
unusually handsome young woman. It
is said that her brother-in-law became APP
prtsed OF theF condition and told her she
must either marry or leave his house. 1t
is supposed she met her lover on the boat,
and, when he refused to marry her,
jumped overheard, that he jumped after
her and both were drowned.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16

AURORA, III, Sept. i5.-Spme weeks
ago Prof. !. II. Breese, one of the teach-
ers In jennings seminary. OF this city.
was found in = compromising position
with one of the girl pupils, and qIti.s a
; sensation was the result. The school is
under the control Of the Methodist Epis-
copai conference Of this district, and the
trustees Immediately took steps to rid the
institution Of Breese. He was obstinate
and insisted that as he was engaged for
another year he would not give way, and
he refused to yacate the rooms hi sccn-
pied Ia the seminary Suit was. brought
against MIN, and he was compelled to va
cate. Then he applied for a letter from
the Galena Street Methodist church OF
this city. and when that was refused. him
Z he demanded ID church trial, exptecing a
whitewashing. But In the trial, which
has ended. the verdict of the committee
was that they found him gnilty, aid he
was expelled from the church. He is
now a resident OF Minneapolis.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
Returned to Face His Crime.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 15.-John r.
Mahon, of the famous shoe firm of John
Mahon q Sons; of Lynn, who several
years g failed in business for upward
of $50, 900 OF more, and who, with his
brother Edward, fled the state to avoid
~defrauding creditors, arrived at Salem
foot-sore and weary, to surrender him
self, having walked all the way from
New York. He said he was in Montreal,
Canada, for a short time, aud then went
to New York. There he met with bust
ness reyerses, and went down until he
had lost nearly all he had.
He determined to return to Massa-
chusetts and to face the music. He
has aged materially and is apparently
penDiless, hardly the solid business man
he seemed on leaving Lynn seven years
ago. The officers to whom he first APP
piled knew of no warrant or indictment
against him, and declined to receive him.
Mn Mahon said he knew there was one
at the courthouse, and he would be
ready for II. He then went. to the police
station and sat down, waiting for a war
rant to arrive. No warrant was issued.
. no one appeared to prosecute, and
Mahon is still waiting about the station.
house. 1t is not thought he will be pros.
ecnted. Edward, the other brother, is in
Winnipeg.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
lis He InnocentP

SUMMERvILLE, Ga, Sept. IA queer
complication has arisen here over the
case of Henry Pope, who is under sen
tence of death. Miss Venrick, a white
woman, was outraged in February last,
and Henry Pope (cclored), after a narrow
escape from lynching, was sentenced to
death. Then came news that a negro
John Taylor-confined in jail at Somer-
set, KY, had confessed the crime Pope's
s%entenee Was sespi:aa until December,
and Taylor was brought here from Ken
lucky. He was taken before Miss Ven
rick, who declared that he was not her
assailant. Thus fortified Taylor took
back his confession, and now declares
that he is not the man. He has in conse-
quence been released, and unless the gov
ernor again interferes Pope will have to
hang for g crime Of which most people
believe him innocent.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
ARE THERE.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CELEBRATION
A GRAND SUCCESS:

Ettrt NtEkNEH
Phi1adeiphia Completely swarmins with
E,sopIe---The Haddock Murder Trial..
Lawyers Summing Up the Evidence
A Furious Fire--Blocks of buildings
Cremated---over 1900 NIsn Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Sept. 15.-The
opening day of the celebration OF the con.
stitutional convention dawned brigh,
and clear. Railroads have been taxed tc
their utmost capacity. to accommodate
the hundreds Of thousands of guests tina,
have come to participate in the celebra.
ton. The lowest calculation places the
number at two hundred thousand, near
ly every state and territory being repre-.
scented. The buildings of the city, both
public and private, are ~profusely decora
ted with flags and bunting and the city
presents a gala appearance.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
A s-Mh Anair.

CLINTON, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-Somewhat Of
q sensational affsay occurred in this city
between A. j. Carroll, a pjano-tuner, and
q lady named Berry. Carroll has been
In the habit of hitching his horse in front
OF Mrs. Berry's residence while calling
on another lady, and to this the latter
most strenuously objected. She notified
Carroll of her objections, but he paid no
heed to them. After making his. usual
call, he returned to his buggy, when he
WAS confronted by. Mrs. Berry, who had
obtained possession of his whip. With
1t shs dashed him vigorously, until he
finally wrenched it from hel grasp. Then
he began on her, and desisted only when
he had administered a sound ~thrashing.
The affray was productive of several
fights, and all of the parties were fined
for their unbecoming conduct.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16

ntes. His pulse beat for fifteen minutes.
He was pronounced dead by three doctors.
McAteer WAS within touching distance OF
him when he was cut down. His neck
was bloodshot aud broken. James
Brown, the sheriff, and Bill Longley
were brought up together and were good
friends. Longley's father lived in Lee
county. He ordered the remains of his
son shipped to him. The coffin arrived
without anything in it, as the corpse liat!
been stolen u Longley was once
hanged by a mob. After leaving him
| they shs,t back at him and shot his rope
in two, He made his. escape. but The
time ie was hanged in Lee county put Z,
stopgto his desperate career. He mac
several escapes of death. Beyond a dou5.
he IL dead.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
The Police Were to Blame.

CORK, Sept. 15.-The coroner's inquest
over the victims of the Mitchelltown
tragedy has adduced evidence of a differ
ant nature to that offered on Monday
night in the house of m Head
Constable Doherty's evidence differs ma
terially from Mr.. Balfour's statement
and IL far more favorable to the Irish. A
Scotch tourists who was present at Che
shooting, and whose opinion is entirely
unbiased, tells q story of the ARRAY thai
sides with the versions the nationals
give. He says the fault lies with tie pc,
lice, who were demoraiized, and after
reaching safe quarters wantonly fred
into the crowd: Nearly all the testimony
taken points to this conclusion.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
TWO NOTABLE INTERVIEWS

Judge Moody and Ex
grew on the INSANE n vsn,s !, rlttl.
antncrs. Apiess-
From two interviews secu,ed r, .
Minneapolis JoArDaI we .x,,o..
following relative 10 ;he eoye,no,,.
sane hospital bluuder:
JUDGE g. C. MooDg
how does Gov. Ouurenes ndmi,;,
tlon A your people 2. sa'
Inns L oannot tnswer, but
say That he Is infiotrog a great and ! :
JUST cruelty npGn the poor. inssu.
wretches OF Dakota by .ueia,,no .ts.
building OF the INSANE asylum al y.ns S
ton. Tne loss OF the entire .S90 0no w
not be- compared to the lntenAe susFau
lnRs OF these people. Owing n ~
Church's withholding these apnron.i,
tions the insane arelodged In our curntv
laiis. 0 know what the majority II
THESE institutions are-reeklpe with
hith and vermlD, poor Ventilation. a,a
ALI this adds to their sutfeIinos az
Gov. Church. should Tor one n,omsnt
put himself In the position oil on. =,
these uniortunates. He cannot .rcnss
himself for causing tins p,tiaple stat. =,
att airs. He can build the addition ~
the asylum and examine every bill nor
sonaily. He should ut ouce usa M
money for the purposes Intended and
the cry vi q corrupt board OF trnStass
will not In any way save him from
severe censare. How different he acts
from the late Governor Howard. On,
insane suffering for the want of c.oper ac.
communications. and Governor Hovsrd's
heart was 80 touched that he went lntn
his " pocket. advanced the money
to secure D building, and took chances
on the next legislature reimb1fsinp him
which they did gladly. I most certainly
hope that Governor Church will look In.
TO this matter and remove our insane
from our %jails."
Ex-DELEaATE r. F. PETTfaRRw.
| / am put Of politics now and Dan afford
to say Just what / think. | think fw
one thing that Gov. Church is exceed
ingly fresh. He has bad advice and
isn't posted. In regard to the Yankton
asylum Investigation he is all wrong.
I'll were one of those directors l would
not resign until the clouds fell. Church
has put his loot in it. He has made q
mistake. Several incurable cases Of in.
sanity have been turned away from the
Yankton asylum for the lack OF room,
Church persists in withholding the 800
GOO appropriated for the asJ lum enlarge.
ment. Why. all those directors are gull,
ty of is borrowing from one fund 10,
another. That is done in every public
institution in Dakota, and it onght to be
stopped. In some cases it has caused :
deficiency.a Our people Gre mora
enough. They don't need q guardian
shipped IN from New York 70 look ate
their morale. Ordway undertook that
task once, and he proved to be the most
rotten man OF the lot.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
Robbed by Hishmaxmen.

KYLE, Tex, Sept. 15.-News reached
here that the Lockhart and Lulin1
stage, carrying the mails, had been
robbed by three masked highwaymen.
There were only three passengers in the
stage, all of whom were made to surren-
der their valuables at the points of re-
.volyers. Even the driver was relieved OF
his watch. The mail pouches were left
untouched-It is generally believed that
the robbers belong to the gang Of train
robbers who were run to cover last Sat
urday near the little town of Manchaca,
below Austin. 1t is known that at least
three of the band broke through the cor.
don of officers at Manchaca and escaped
Hnharmed, sas they stole fresh horses
about fifteen miles from Manchaca. A
posse Of citizens left here this evening to
guard all roads leading into Mexico, in
the hope of capturing the daring high.
waymen.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
chicago Money la Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. ia. J.
Cooper, of Chicago, owner OF the Hotcl.
Brunswick, Of that city, the Adams eK-
press building and other large properties,
is here upon tbs Invitation Of the board
OF trade committee to bpild a first-class
hotel. He has spout ten days In the city
and is satisfied that 1t offers a frst rate
field for the enterprise, He made a prop
osition to the board of trade committee
to erect a Fsix-story hotel, to cost. with
ground and furniture, $75o,000, provided
the citizens would give him q bonus of
$3.50, 600. There is scarcely q doubt but
that the subsidy will be raised. IL is M
derstood that il Mr.. Cooper builds the
hotel the Lelands will lease and rur, it.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
a Child,s Mysterious Fate.

WIsTERsET, Iowa, Sept. 15.-On Mon
day afternoon, a little boy. 2 years old,
belonging to Harvey Getehel, living five
miles southwestern here, was left .as .eep
for q few moments while both parents
were out Of the house. When the mother
returned the door Wac open and the child
was missing. The n~etghbors were
alarmed an and extensive and systematic
search was kept up for two days, 500
people Joining in the search. The whole
country was greatly aroused and it
seemed that the child must have been
Kidnapped, but this afternoon the body
OF the child was found in the river about
two miles from home. though how it
am there is stih a mystery.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
Resources Of Arkansas.

LrTTEE Rock, Ark, Sept. ia
special edition OF The Gazette
shows that the Gmoun of
timber at present in the state is estimated
at 900, 600, DOC, 600 feet, board measure,
hardwood and pine, of which 80, 900, 000, 900
Is m~erchantable pine. Number of railroads
in operation, 30; length, 1000 miles.
Length of navigable waterways of the
state, 3,4U miles. Number of counties
in the state with both rail and river out
let, 23. Superficial area of the coal fields
of the state, $500, 900 ,tcres. Superficial
area of iron fields, 1,500. 900 acres. Mum
Der OF acres United States land in the
state, approximate, i, 200, 900. Number of
acres Of land for sale by the state. 1900.
900. Area of the marble district OF the
state, z, 5000 square miles.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
Fntal Gambling Quarrel.

C%HoccoLocoo, Ala, Sept. l5.-James
Miller vas Killed by William Wright,
both colored They were with a crowd
drinking and gambling, Wright finally
''breaking', Miller, when the difficulty
arose. Miller asked Wright out OF the
house, and Wright stepped out, carrying
II gnl with him, and fred at once. The
chtnrge tore away nearly. all the muscle
on the upper part of Miller's left arm,
and entered his left side, making a
ragged hole as large as II dollar. Miller
was only about Is, while Wright is a
grown man. Wright left immediately
after the shooting aud has not yet been
caught.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
Slain with. a Hoe.

TRENTON, Mo-, Sept. 15.-Meager de-
tails were received here of a brutal muir.
der committed near Princeton, Mercer
county, Mo, which occurred on Saturday
last. John Wilson and Walter Graves,
farmers, were at outs over the lease of a
piece of land. While Graves was working
at the side of a highway Wilson came up
behind him and struck him with a hoe,
laying open his skull. Graves died the
same night. Wilson is now lodged in
Princeton jail.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
TEMPERANCE AND THE MAsoNs.
The Question Of Admitting saloonhesp

Tho Qnestion of Admitting s~aloonkeep-
ers Causing Trouble In Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 15.-Tlie Masonic
lodges in Missouri having saloonkeepers
NJ members are In a great state of per-
turbation. and the curious spectacle is
presented of public life and secret-society
life being disturbed simultaneously by
the temperance issue. In the case Of the
public it is local option, In the case of
secret societies it Is. the right Of lodges to
include saloonkeepsrs In their member
ship. The matter has been brought TO q
head by the arrest OF the charter of Map
thali lodge, No. %, which for the pres
emit has wiped that lodge out OF exist
ance Charges having been preferred
against three members Of the. lodge
Tony Foust, Gustayns Hoeber and VIII
liam Sieyers-for being soloonkeepers,
the three were tried and acquitted. This
decision was deemed a slap at the Grand
Lodge of Missouri, and the charter was
at once arrested by District Deputy Grand
Master r. Il. Collins, acting for the
grand lodge. Various opinions have
been called forth BY this action, and the
iiveiiest kind Of discussion has been pre-
cipitated upon the order In the state, and
there is every prospect OF it running on
till the grand lodge meets, which will be
October II. Tho saloon men claim 1t is
the old question OF prohibition, but this
Is denied. Mr.. Collins who arrested the
charter. said:
Zone Of The principles OF the order In
Temperance Now, a saloorkeepsr Is not
usually temperate man nor are his sasso-
ciatsons such as will make him assist In
the spread of that principle. OF course,
there are many good citizens and neigh
bors and all thai among the saloonkeep-
ers. but taken generally they are not a
class adopted to our fraternity. Masonry
advocates temperance, but it does not
prohibit the taking OF a drink. 1t does
condemn drinking to excsss.n
Are brewers and distillers included
among the saloonkeepers1''
rtAccording to the Masonic detention
a s~aloonkeeper is considered a person
who retails liquor over a bar, either as
owner or barkeeper.n
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
Iniuring MIR. o,nrien,, Health.

LONDON, Sept. 15.-The cell which Mr..
sO,.Brien is forced to occupy and the prison
duties with which he is expected to coisi-
ply have become the subject of wide.
spread comment. They are a growing
scandal and not only on the opposite side
of the channel where the abuses occur,
but here in England, whence the orders
for them emanate, public feeling is
aroused and q sentiment that gross In
justice is being done is openly expressed.
Mr.. O'Brien is known to be in delicate
health and 1t is doubtful if he can survive
for any length of time a system that is
likely to further undermine his health.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
The Nevada Bank.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 15.-At a meet
Ing CT the directors of the Nevada bank,
James G. Flood, who has been in ILL
health for some time, resigned the presi
dency of the bank, and ex-Urited States
Senator James G. Fair, after being
elected o director, was elected president
George l.. Brander rendered his resigna-
ten ss vice president and director, and 1t
was accepted. The Nevada bank is the
one SO prominently menNoned in con
nectiontwith the late wheat deal, and the
one in which John w. Mackay is so
largely interested.
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Placed the BODY on the Track.

SOUTH bend, Ind. Sept. 15.-Near mid
night the engineer IF an incoming pas
senger train on the Lake Shore road dis
covered the body of Il maj lying OF TIC
track, with his head on one of the rails,
Before he could stop the wheels crushig
the head into q sbapeless mass. Invest
CATION proved the man to be Valentine
Dobski, who lived neur where he was rul
over. 1t is believed he was killed and his
body placed ON the track.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
A plsordsr,x Ynneral Party.

CoR1, Sept. 15.--whan the multitudes
were returning from the funeral at
MitchelltowR, a mob of 500 completely
wrecked the houses of several obnoxious
~tenants, living at Galbally. The oceu-
pants of the houses attacked were Obliged
to. flee for their lives. The police escort
who attempted TO quell the riot were
stoned 80 that they sought refuge In their
barracks.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-16
III evidence All In.

Sioux CRY, Iowa, Sept. 15.-The evil
dencs for the defense In the Haddock
murder case is finished. Only a few wit
nesses were examined In rebnttal. John
Robinson, for a number of years. superfn-
tendent city water works, was the only
new witness introduced. His testimony
Was in direct contradiction of the alibi
testimony in each case. The defense
asked to have Robinson's evidence strick-
en- from the records, but the motion was
overru,ed. Arguments will commence
and the case will probably go to the jury
Saturday.